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Vrysinas is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan peak sanctuary of Crete.

Geography

Aside from Khania, Vrysinas is currently the westernmost discovered Minoan site.

Archaeology

Vrysinas has yielded a single Linear A inscription on the fragment of a stone table. Miniature vases were also found at Vrysinas. Similar vases were found at Petsofas and Karphi.

An eagle talon and several boar's tusks were uniquely found at the Vrysinas peak sanctuary.

References

Mieke Prent , Sanctuaries and Cults in Crete from the Late Minoan IIIC to the Archaic Period: Continuity and Change (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World) Brill Academic Publishers , 2005, ISBN: 9004142363
Jones, Donald W. 1999 Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves in Minoan Crete ISBN 9170811539

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